30A-032 (60) CITY of NORTHAMPTON OFFICE of PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: John Kuzeja and Andrea Nelson, d/b/a ARC Garage
FROM: Jeanne Parker, on behalf of the Northampton Zoning Board of-, Appeals • . y
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SUBJECT: Renewal of Special Permit
MAY 12 �
DATE: May 12, 1986
DEP.OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
FILE: NORTHAMPTON, MA.01060
This is a reminder to you that one of the conditions attached to
your Special Permit was that this Permit be renewed after one year' s time
to assure that all other conditions have been complied with.
Your Special Permit was granted on May 22, 1985 and filed with the
City Clerk on June 7, 1985. It is necessary for you to apply for this
renewal through the Building Inspector's Office in the near future,
following the same procedure as the original application.
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APPLICATI`QK'43 Y MADE TO THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:
1. Name of Applicant £ iC4 '�OUg1e&cVd & C
Address 3-1-70Vt)r No c. I ft
2. Owner of Property i
Address i h A o r E
3. Applicant is: []Owner; r]Contract Purchaser; XLessee; =enant in Possession.
4. Application is made for:
VARIANCE from the provisions of Section page of the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Northampton.
XSPECIAL PERMIT under the provisions of Section page--L-10 of the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Northampton.
COTHER:
5. Location of Property 320 jp�U-&�Sj t7 being situated on
the VJe,,;f side of_�:i V6t-sviP_b-. Street; and shown on the Assessors' Maps,
Sheet No. 30 A , Parcel(s) 32-
6. Zone_ Galan InC�t�S�Yw�14erd1ed
7. Description of proposed work and/or use;
8. (a) Sketch plan attached; IilYes O No
(b) Site plan: �AAttched ❑Not Required
9. Set forth reasons upon which pplication is based Iniok SRyox P -1,V14 gwAd co
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10. Abutters (see instructions; list on reverse side of form).
12. 1 hereby certify that information contained herein is true to the best of my now ge.
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Date 5 �'-``�� Applicant's Signature �__ �
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APPLICATION"'J BY MADE TO THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:
1. Name of Applicant John K.uzeja Jr. & Andrea Nelson dba ARC Garage
Address 288 Pleasant Street -ear , "Northampton r77 010 0
2. Owner of Property Cutlery Building Associates
Address c/o Alan Verson , '-lain St . , Northampton r°A 01060
3. Applicant is: ❑Owner; ❑Contract Purchaser; FILessee; ❑Tenant in Possession.
4. Application is made for:
❑VARIANCE from the provisions of Section-page-of the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Northampton.
ESPECIAL PERMIT under the provisions of Section 5. 2 page 5--1 Oof the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Northampton.
❑OTHER:
320 Riverside Drive
5. Location of Property _ being situated on
the 4est side of Fivers" e Drlq Street• 2nd shown on the Assessors' Maps,
Sheet No. OA , Parcel(s)
6. Zone General Industry (4U-re_r,,,X e,e
7. Description of, proposed work and/or use; General automotive repair and
instruction
8. (a) Sketch plan attached; ❑Yes ❑No
(b) Site plan: ❑Attched ❑Not Required
9. Setforth reasons upon which ap li tion is based: -xistina business burned-out of
location. wish to r�-�ocate while satisfying all req_uirements for
a Soecial Permit under Section 10 . 9( 3 ) of revised Ordinances of
^ity o` "rortrat^�;+on
10. Abutters (see instructions; list on reverse side of form). See attachment .
12. 1 hereby certify that information contained herein is true to the best of my knowledge.
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Date 7ebrunry 14 , 198 A.pplicant's Signature ay' '
OF NORTHAMPTON ? °y
ZONING PERMIT APPLICATION �- a ap No. rf Lot
ZoningOrdinance Section 10.2
RecWil:0 PA 1 o. � Plan File
Owner G� <c Z/ r N C i cZ �e gppY1" JG I �a .Tr �J v
Address S - 4_, < 2T C . ?y am rZ`e Address .Z? )Pie as a h z S — 15Pea h)
Telephone S �� i3 y�' Telephone o2bG .9 G.5-3
This section is to be filled out in accordance with the "Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations:
(Z.O. ARTICLE VI)
Zoning Use Lot Front Depth Setbacks Max. Bid. Min. Op.
District Area Width Front Side Rear Cover Space
Past Existing Uhn H.s 3�t� g3 ro y�10 p % .5—o %
Present Proposed >1,1 4
Mark the appropriate box to indicate the use of the parcel:
❑ Non-Conforming Lot and/or Structure. Specify
❑ Residential ❑Single Family Unit ❑Multi-Family
❑ Duplex ❑ Other
iE`Business
❑ Individual
❑ Institutional
❑ Subdivision ❑ Regular ❑ P.U.D.
G Cluster ❑ Other
❑ Subdivision with "Approval-Not-Required"-Stamp:
❑ Planning Board Approval:
❑ Zoning Board Approval (Special Permit 10.9: Variance)
❑ City Council (Special Exception S. 10.10)
Watershed Protection District Overlay: (Z.O. Sect. XIV) Yes ❑ No
Parking Space Requirements: (Z.O. Sect. 8.1) Required Proposed 6
Loading Space Requirements: (Z.O. Sect. 8.2) Required proposed
Signs: (Z.O. Art. VII) Yes ❑ No
Environmental Performance Standards: (Z.O. Art. XII) ❑ Yes ❑ No
Plot Plan (!'les ❑ No Site Plan Comes ❑ No
(S. 10.2) (S. 10.2 and 10.11
Waiver Granted: Date ❑
This section for OFFICIAL use only:
❑ Approval as presented:
❑ Modifications necessary for approval:
❑ Return: (More information needed)
Denial: Reasons.: < Q
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Signature of App icant Qlaito Signature of Admin. Officer Date
Assessor's Map
-t of Abutters: Address Sheet No. Parcel
• ito, Norah _oton, r �, - r, 17a ,
2.Norma J. Morceau, 347 Riverside_ Drive 30A 29
g John J . & Theresa K. Forrestall, 16 Lexington Av. 30A 28
4.Warren F. & Marjorie C. Frence, 22 Lexington Av. 30A 27
5.Peter H. & Adena D. Subocz, 7 Lexington Ave. 30A 40
6.Alice B. Faulkner, 10 Wood- Ave.. 30A 41
7.William E. , Jr. & Norma A. Wagner, 337 Riverside Dr. 30A 30
8.John W. Prokup, 1 Lexington Ave. , 30A -39
Estate of
9_Martin E. Rau, 331 Riverside Drive 30A 33
10,Robert E. & Frieda Jones , 329 Riverside Dr. 30A 34
11.William Foley, 327 Riverside Dr. _ 30A 35
12.Marie P. Haemes, 325 Riverside -Dr. 30A 36
13_George J. &. Mildred A. Ritter, 323 Riverside Dr. 30A 37
14.Marjorie E. Cas ten, . 321 Riverside Dr. 30A 38
15 Gene & Diane Ethier, 23 Bottom Rd. 30A 21
16_Warren S. Hall, Jr. , 25 Clement St. I ' 30A 20
Harriet E. Brickman &
17 Thomas L. Raredon, .53 Bottom Rd. 30A 9
Walter K. & -
18,Mary A. Nuttleman 21 Clement St. 30A 58
Henry W: & _
2(). Barbara' W." Fitz, 27 Ladd-Ave. - 30B 81
21. Charles P . Ouimet, 31 Ladd Ave . 30B 82
Robert E. .&
22. Frieda Jones ,- 311 Riverside- Dr. 30B 41
John S . & Thomas W. Cantwell &
23.Lillian M. Poudrier & Nora E. Lentz, 303 Riverside Dr. 30B 42
24. Ignacy Czarniecki, 291 Riverside Dr. . 30B 43
25_ Exilda M. Struthers , 14 Liberty St. 30B 40
Edward W. &
26. Gloria R. Kamarouskv, 300 Riverside Dr. 30B 61
Stephen .J . &
27_ Karen A. Brackett, 298 Riverside Dr. 30B 62
28_ Mitchell Matuseiwicz , 294 Riverside Dr. 30B 63
29 J. & G. Enterprises , Inc. , 20 Ladd Ave . 30B 84
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30. Bertha M. Krawczyk, 54 Clement St. 30C 67
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AGREEMENT this day of February, 1985 , between
CUTLERY BUILDING ASSOCIATES, a Massachusetts general
partnership (hereinafter referred to as CBA) and JOHN
KUZEJA, JR. , ANDREA E. NELSON and SUSAN SOUTHWICK, doing
business as AUTO REPAIR COOPERATIVE (hereinafter referred to
as COOPERATIVE) .
WHEREAS, CBA is the owner of certain real estate known
as Cutlery Buildings , located on Riverside Drive, Northampton,
Massachusetts and COOPERATIVE desires to rent a certain
portion of those premises ;
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration the parties
agree as follows :
1 . COOPERATIVE will rent 1, 783 square feet of the space,
more or less , in a portion of the Cutlery Buildings located
in such area of the building as has previously been shown
and agree upon and as shown on the architecural drawing
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
2. The said space will be reconstructed into usable
industrial space according to the said Exhibit A and, speci-
fically, including new electrical service, new gas heat, new
bathroom, new windows , new roof, which roof will have a
height of 13 feet clear in one section and will be generally
upgraded. � �� -10
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3 . The rent for said space shall be Six Thousand Five
Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars ($6 , 576 . 00) per year, payable
in equal monthly installments of Five Hundred Forty-Eight
Dollars ($548 . 00) . In addition thereto, a 6% escalator
of said rent shall apply in the second and third year of the
lease term as set out hereinafter.
4. The term of the lease shall be three (3) years .
The term shall commence at such time as CBA .has completed
the reconstruction of the space for COOPERATIVE ' S use.
CBA will use its best efforts to have the space ready for
occupancy by approximately April 20 , 1985 , but no assurances
or guarantees of any sort regarding said date are made. '
5 . COOPERATIVE shall pay for its own heat, electric-
ity, trash removal, hot water, and any necessary maintenance
and repair of the interior of the rented premises caused
by its use of the premises .
6 . The lease shall be conditioned upon COOPERATIVE ' S
ability to obtain a special permit from the Northampton
Zoning Board of Appeals for use of the space for an auto
repair business .
7 . A lease in proper form and containing further
appropriate provisions not inconsistent with the terms set
out in this Agreement shall be executed prior to occupancv.
,.NG INS Q rrIONS
CUTLERY BUILDING ASSOCIATES
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AUTO REPAIR COOPERATIVE
By:
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In L72ir 1 0 1986
I!DINGINSPECTION
PTMI MR.01060
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rDECISION OF 37/,,/1.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
!I At a meeting held on Tiiiv 9. 1986, the Zoning Board of Appeals of
the City of Northampton voted unanimously torg ant a Special Permit renewal
to John Kuzeja, Jr. and Michael Southerland, d/b/a ARC Garage, 320 _rear I
Riverside Drive, Northampton p n to operate an automotive repair business at
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` that location. Present and voting were: Chairman Robert C. Buscher,
William Brandt and Peter Laband.
Chairman Buscher, William Brandt and Peter Laband found that all
criteria have been met and continued the conditions imposed upon the
original Special Permit:
1. That vehicles which are damaged, dismanteled, missing parts or leaking
fluids shall be stored inside of the building.
2. That suitable measures be taken to prevent pollutants and fluids from
leaving the building. The floor of the structure shall be constructed
in such a way that a spill of any toxic waste would be contained within
the building, subject to the approval of the Conservation Commission.
There shall be no floor drain.
3. That the applicants rent 1,783 sq. ft. of the space, more or less, in
a portion of the Cutlery Buildings located in such area of the building
as has previously been shown and agreed upon and as shown on the
architectural drawing submitted with the application.
4. That the applicants use no more than six (6) parking places, which spaces
will be physically designated in the parking area by CBA and will be
located where spaces 21-26 are shown on the plan of Cutlery Buildings
submitted with the original application. All vehicles associated
with the ARC Garage shall be parked outside of the Watershed Overlay
District.
5. That the ARC Garage shall not repair cars in the parking area or advertise
cars for sale in the parking area.
6. That the ARC Garage shall be prohibited from operating any unmuffled or
improperly muffled cars or otherwise conducting their business in a
disruptive or noisy manner that unreasonably intrudes upon other tenants
or abutting neighbors. The applicants shall also be required to have
contractural arrangements for property disposal of waste oil products as
required by all applicable laws or ordinances.
7. That the ARC Garage shall conduct all test driving of vehicles on
i Riverside Drive proceeding north from the premises.
8. That the ARC Garage shall operate Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m.
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to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:00 a.m, to 6:00 p.m. with no Sunday hours.
9. That this permit be renewed after a period of five years to ascertain that
all conditions have been complied with.
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_ C Robert C. Buscher, Chairman I
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I' William Br;a'nzrt
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
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DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
INSPECTOR 212 Main Street ' Municipal Building
Northampton, Mass. 01060
Edward J. Tewhill
July 22, 1986
Mr. Art Pichette
c/o Gillen, Kuhn, Riddle & Gray Architects
26 South Prospect Street
Amherst, Mass. 01002
Dear Art:
With reference to the Cutlery Building located on Riverside Drive, it
has been brought to my attention that a Youth Club is now operating in the
building.
I am of the opinion that at one time, we agreed that before any new occupants
of the building you would notify this department.
Upon receipt of this letter please contact this office at 586-6950 ext. 240.
• Sincerely,
Edward J. Tewhill
Building Inspector
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